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excise tax

  1. A tax, similar to a sales tax, imposed on some goods , especially luxuries and cars.


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Then throw in insurance costs, an excise tax depending on what state you live in, and increasingly expensive tolls.

This has always included the excise tax penalty for non-compliance with the individual mandate.

The annual federal excise tax on gasoline—which funds road and bridge construction—is set to expire Sept. 30.

Burr, who says he backs the excise tax bill on states' rights grounds, is not optimistic.

So who decided to levy an excise tax on the cushy world of rejuvenation and self-improvement?

No one dares refuse to contribute to its revenues, whether excise tax or import duties.

Excise tax is a tax levied on goods manufactured in this country.

The money paid for license to sell spirituous liquors is an excise tax.

The National Government has long derived its chief revenue from a tariff on imports and from an internal or excise tax.

We beat them out of a manufacturer's excise tax, but it cost us plenty in legal fees.

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